HOUSTON — JLL has brokered the sale of a 225,000-square-foot, vacant office building in northwest Houston. The nine-story building at 4646 W. Sam Houston N was built in 2001 within the 150-acre Westway Park master-planned development and was most recently leased to oilfield services company Schlumberger, now known as SLB. Marty Hogan and Kevin McConn of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was US Property Management.
LEAWOOD, KAN. — KBS has sold Park Place Village, a 10-building, 484,980-square-foot office and retail property in the Kansas City suburb of Leawood, for $100 million. DFW Land, a development company that specializes in the acquisition, development and sale of land in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area, was the buyer. Park Place Village was owned by KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III and purchased in 2015. Developed in phases between 2007 and 2013, the property features amenities such as boutique shops, upscale restaurants, a fitness center, bike storage, electric vehicle charging stations, onsite parking and a rooftop terrace. The surrounding area is home to shopping and entertainment venues, parking garages, the Aloft Hotel, 201 apartment units, 30 townhouses and 27 lofts. The asset was fully leased at the time of sale. Derek Fohl and Gary Carr of Newmark represented KBS in the sale with support from the brokerage firm’s Jim Postweiler, Peter Harwood, Jack Trager, Jake Paschen, Robert Hill, Chris Murphy and Austin Sheehan. Attorneys Bruce Fischer and Howard Chu along with paralegal Amanda Kennedy of Greenberg Traurig LLP represented KBS as legal counsel in the disposition. Ari Schwartzbard and Bill Weber of Newmark arranged a $62 million acquisition loan on …
EDINA, MINN. — Opus has broken ground on Arcadia, a 115,000-square-foot speculative office building at 5100 Eden Ave. in the Minneapolis suburb of Edina. The building will also serve as the developer’s headquarters. Arcadia is located in Edina’s Grandview District on the site of the former Eden 100 building. The development will include a six-story, multi-tenant office building with amenities such as a lobby with fireplace, gathering spaces, conference rooms, an employee training room, private tenant clubroom, workout facility and outdoor terrace. Opus is the developer and design-builder and will occupy Arcadia’s top floor, taking approximately 28,000 square feet. Joe Conzemius, Larissa Bodine, Anne Rinde and Elle Westphal of CBRE are marketing the remaining space for lease. ESG Architecture & Design is the architect of record.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Gilmore & Bell PC, a public finance law firm, has renewed its office headquarters lease for approximately 18,000 square feet within the 2405 Grand Boulevard Building at Crown Center in Kansas City. Michael VanBuskirk, Richard Chamberlain and Raegen Kersey of Newmark Zimmer provided real estate consulting services and represented Gilmore Bell in the lease negotiations. GastingerWalker& is providing architectural and interior design services for the remodel of the entire 11th floor. The 14-story office tower totals 245,000 square feet.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — CBRE has brokered the $9.2 million sale of a 50,600-square-foot office and industrial building in the Northern New Jersey community of Florham Park. The facility at 5 Vreeland Road was originally built in 1976 and formerly housed the operations of Tropar Trophy until the plaque-making company was sold last year. Tom Mallaney, Elli Klapper and Denise Kokulak of CBRE represented the seller, the Ilaria Family Trust, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Faropoint, which has retained CBRE as the leasing agent.
MONTVALE, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $5.7 million sale of a 29,898-square-foot office building in the Northern New Jersey community of Montvale. The single-tenant building at 20 Craig Road was fully leased at the time of sale to JURA Inc., a Swiss company that makes coffee machines. Andrew Schwartz, Jordan Sobel, Andre Balthazard and Dan Bottiglieri of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Mountain Development Corp., in the transaction. Brian Anderson and Eddie Miro, also with Cushman & Wakefield, arranged the acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Fortune Touch LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — Tutor Perini Corp. has signed a 27,990-square-foot, six-year office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The general contractor will occupy part of the eighth floor at 520 Eighth Avenue and the entire ninth floor at 266 West 27th Street, two interconnected buildings that share a lobby. Matthew Mandell of GFP Real Estate represented the landlord in the lease negotiations on an internal basis.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Remount I & II, a 305,114-square-foot office and industrial park located in North Charleston. Accordia Real Estate purchased the master-planned property for $48 million. Patrick Gildea, Matt Smith, Robert Hardaway, Charlie Carmody, Chip Shealy and Will Yowell of CBRE, along with Jay O’Meara, Justin Parsonnet and Ryan Reethof of Newmark, represented the sellers, Accesso Partners and Partners Group. Matthew Pizzolato and Josh Stein, also with CBRE, arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing through CIBC and a joint venture equity partnership with an unnamed institutional partner. Situated on roughly 26 acres near Charleston International Airport, Remount I & II is a two-building, dual flex property that fronts the Cooper River. The industrial park is currently 90 percent leased to seven tenants and features steel-frame and concrete tilt-up wall construction, 18-foot clear heights, six dock slips, 13 drive-in doors and 240-foot truck courts. The layout also includes flexible floor plates designed to support a range of tenant sizes and operational needs.
TAMPA, FLA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $17.6 million sale of Park at Bay Plaza, a 186,239-square-foot office campus located in east Tampa. Constructed between 1974 and 1985, Park at Bay Plaza sits on 13 acres. The office complex, which includes 65 office suites across the seven-building campus, was 85 percent leased at the time of sale to medical, corporate and logistics tenants. Offices at the property range in size from 379 square feet to 9,348 square feet. Douglas Mandel of IPA, along with Zach Levine and James Defusto of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller, Tavaco Properties, and procured the buyer, Albany Road Real Estate Partners, in the transaction.
— By Dan Dahl of Kidder Matthews — Seattle’s office market has proven more resilient than other cities in past downturns, with smaller declines and quicker recoveries. This cycle is different. Seattle has been hit harder and is recovering more slowly than the rest of the country. San Francisco often signals what’s to come, with the Emerald City trailing by about 12 months. AI-driven leasing activity in San Francisco is gaining momentum — signaling growth for Seattle — but the local market still faces headwinds. Demand Softens as Tenants Downsize Demand for office space in Seattle remains weak. Most tenants with upcoming lease expirations are downsizing. Tech companies have historically driven office demand here, but now they are shedding space, laying off employees and working from home. Tenants have the leverage. Concessions like free rent, reduced rates and built-out spaces are abundant, providing the opportunity for tenants to pursue a flight to quality and upgrade to higher-end space. Investment Market Under Pressure The investment side is equally challenged. Owners with near-term loan expirations are often in a pinch. Their loan balances exceed current building values due to high vacancies, lower rental rates, elevated cap rates and higher interest rates. As a …
